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<BBC to broadcast first performances from Royal Opera House since lockdown
The BBC will broadcast the first performances from The Royal Opera House since lockdown, as well as performances from other top opera houses that have had to cancel performances due to coronavirus.
The BBC’s Culture in Quarantine, which was launched to keep the arts in the homes of the nation during lockdown, will now be extended, with a range of musical performances and hundreds of hours of archive classical music content also being released online.
BBC Radio 3 will continue its efforts to return live music making through specially staged concerts.
In June, the Royal Opera House will have its first performances since lockdown with Tony Pappano. BBC Radio 3 will broadcast the first concert and BBC television will broadcast highlights from all three concerts, following a rebroadcast of Pappano’s Opera Italia series.
Lederer zu Kultur-Milliarde: Stellenwert der Kultur geringer
Berlins Kultursenator Klaus Lederer hat die von Kulturstaatsministerin Monika Grütters (CDU) angekündigten Hilfen für Kulturschaffende in Höhe von einer Milliarde Euro grundsätzlich begrüßt – sieht den Betroffenen aber nicht genug geholfen. “Es ist gut, dass drei Monate nach Beginn der Pandemie die Kultur nun auch durch die Bundesregierung adressiert wird”, sagte der Linke-Politiker dem Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND/Freitag). “Die Milliarde zeigt aber den Stellenwert der Kultur – etwa im Vergleich zur 9-Mrd.-Subventionierung einer Airline.” Leider werde sie nicht Ländern und Kommunen bei der Infrastruktursicherung helfen.
“Auch die Kunstschaffenden erhalten mit bürokratischen Überbrückungshilfen bis September keine soziale und berufliche Perspektive, denn Kultur war zuerst und wird mit am Längsten von der Pandemie betroffen sein”, so Lederer. “Im September ist sie nicht vorbei.”
Lederer zu Kultur-Milliarde: Culture is less important
Berlin’s Senator for Culture, Klaus Lederer, has welcomed the one billion euros in aid for cultural professionals announced by the Secretary of Culture Monika Grütters (CDU) – but does not see enough help for those affected. “It is good that three months after the start of the pandemic, the culture is now also being addressed by the federal government,” the left-wing politician told the editorial network in Germany (RND / Friday). “But the billion shows the importance of culture – compared to an airline’s € 9 billion subsidy.” Unfortunately, it will not help states and municipalities to secure the infrastructure.
“Even with bureaucratic bridging aids, artists will not have a social and professional perspective until September, because culture was and will be the longest affected by the pandemic,” said Lederer. “It won’t be over in September.”
Les ensembles musicaux subissent une baisse de 45,6% de leur chiffre d’affaires
Si on pouvait se douter de l’impact terrible des annulations de concert liées à l’épidémie de coronavirus sur les ensembles musicaux indépendants, nous avons dorénavant des chiffres précis pour jauger de la catastrophe. Dans une étude réalisée auprès de ses ensembles adhérents, la Fevis révèle que les annulations de concerts pour la période de mars à juillet ont fait baisser leur chiffre d’affaires de 45,6%. Les salles et organisateurs de spectacle n’ont pour l’instant versé que 4,7% prix de vente des concerts.
Musical ensembles suffer a 45.6% drop in turnover
If one could have suspected the terrible impact of concert cancellations linked to the coronavirus epidemic on independent music ensembles, we now have precise figures to gauge the disaster. In a survey of its member ensembles, Fevis revealed that concert cancellations for the period March to July reduced their turnover by 45.6%. Halls and concert organisers have so far only paid 4.7% of the sale price of the concerts.